"He described it. A piece of jewelry, of all things. He didn't say so, but it must have been some kind of talisman or something or he wouldn't have been so upset." Zee noted how Crowley tensed at that and added, "Whatever it was, he did find it--said when you arrived that it was safe all along and he felt stupid for getting bent out of shape about it."

She blinked in surprise a moment later, taken aback at his sudden ferocity. Leaning forward, she rested a hand on his arm and said quietly but firmly, "Hey, all right, I believe you. It wouldn't be the first time he's done something like that. What happened?"